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Multilocus analysis of age-related macular degeneration.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Sept 2009
Bergeron-Sawitzke Julie, Gold Bert, Olsh Adam, Schlotterbeck Sarah, Lemon Kendal, Visvanathan Kala, Allikmets Rando, Dean Michael
Abstract excerpt
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a late onset vision disorder. Recent studies demonstrate that alterations in complement cascade genes are associated with AMD. Of the three identified complement loci, variants in complement factor H (CFH) have the highest impact as does an independent locus at 10q26. Our matched case-control study using the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) cohort confirms and...
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